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Category: Ventures

Greylock partner Saam Motamedi at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
Venture

Why Greylock capped its new fund at $1.5B when it says it could have raised more | TechCrunch

While many top-tier venture firms keep raising massively larger funds, Greylock Partners, one of the oldest and most...

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Biotech & Health

OpenAI researcher Miles Wang in talks to launch AI drug discovery startup valued at $2B | TechCrunch

Miles Wang, an OpenAI researcher whose work includes using AI to accelerate scientific and biological discovery, is leaving...

Nous Research DeepHermes
Venture

Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation | TechCrunch

Nous Research, the startup behind the open-source Hermes agent, is finalizing a new round of funding led by...

Startups

Charles Hudson shares the common mistakes he’s seen after investing in 500+ startups | TechCrunch

Charles Hudson has spent more than a decade investing in early-stage startups. As the founder and managing partner...

Mercor CEO Brendan Foody at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.
In Brief

Mercor is in talks for a $20B valuation | TechCrunch

AI training startup Mercor is reportedly in talks to raise a round at a $20 billion valuation, sources...

AI agent concept with robot inside a laptop with a voice bubble on red background.
In Brief

Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium raises $100M seed, backed by Nvidia | TechCrunch

Gradium, a Paris-based startup that offers voice AI models, reopened its seed round to new investors, including Nvidia,...

Startups

Why raising your first round is harder than ever | TechCrunch

Loading the player…Raising your first round has always been hard — but in today’s market, the rules are...

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani speaks at the Semafor World Economic Summit on April 12, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Venture

Nandan Nilekani leaves GP role at Fundamentum as it launches $200M third fund | TechCrunch

Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Indian IT services giant Infosys, will no longer serve as a general partner at...

In Brief

Crypto VC firm Paradigm raises $1.2B to invest in ‘technical frontier’ startups | TechCrunch

Crypto VC firm Paradigm has raised $1.2 billion — its third venture fund and fourth overall — with...

In Brief

Solo GP Ashley Smith announces second $25M fund to back startups in AI, security and more | TechCrunch

Vermilion Cliffs Ventures announced Wednesday the close of a $25 million Fund II. The firm was founded in...